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  • I've carried a knife in my pocket everyday for the past 35 years or so. It's a useful tool both for actual work and mundane tasks like opening boxes/etc.

    A few weeks ago I was hiking near a lake and found a bird entangled in fishing line. It would've been very difficult to free it without some type of blade. Hell, it took almost 15 minutes even with the knife because it was so wrapped up and distressed.

  • Is it addictive? Like, physically addictive or "that was nice, I'd like to do it again" addictive? I've known people who used it daily for months and quit with no reported problems, side effects, withdrawals, etc. Of course, my sample size is 3 so this is anecdotal.

  • When it got banned in my area the "expert" witness supporting the ban was someone who owned a pain management clinic that primarily prescribed pills.

    ... No conflict there, no siree.

  • I've been carrying around multiple little baggies of pills in my backpack for years and over 20+ flights, several international, they've never asked.

    Some are separated but loose in the bag (ibuprofen, cetirizine, diphenhydramine, from a bottle), and some were trimmed to minimum size from a blister pack and placed in the bag.

    They focus a lot more closely on my headphones, charging cables, battery packs, etc.

    So whatever is most convenient for you, in my opinion.

    EDIT: they didn't flag my epinephrine auto injectors (see: needles) either the three or four times I forgot to put them in the bin separately. Granted, those were domestic US flights.

  • I haven't read the manual but I don't think you're supposed to cook your glasses.

  • My Cloud9 ErgoFS has dedicated keys for that. But, my fingers have known Ctrl+c/v for my entire life, plus they're more easily reachable, so I still do that.

    My only problem is Linux at home and Mac at work with the same keyboard so I tend to accidentally hit super+c in Linux because that's the cmd key on Mac

  • We can take you to the ISS, bringing you back is... Complicated

  • Depends on the state. Down here there are pretty much zero restrictions except with an asterisk that it's illegal to harm someone with them... AKA, an extra charge of you're a dick and stab someone.

    I've been carrying an "out the front automatic" for the last few years.

  • I've spent too much time slamming that lil guy around

  • This guy has a radio show that I found while searching for a station in the rural south. It is oddly fascinating (and enraging) to listen to on long drives.

    The people calling in are especially... Enlightening? It's particularly interesting how many easily disprovable outright falsehoods that people fervently believe and want to call in to talk about.

  • When I got mine, the doc said I should wait about two weeks then "ejaculate as frequently as possible" before returning for the scheduled checkup/semen test.

    Doctor's orders! 🫡

  • Lately I've been partial to Yeats similar quote :

    The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.

  • I bought a topo map a few weeks ago for a backpacking trip. Electronics are heavier and less suitable for that purpose in my opinion.

  • "guten tight"

    "Tighten until you hear the crack, then back a quarter turn"

  • Sometimes the first, then eventually the second when you realize you did it but forgot you did it.

  • https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_can

    The inside of the can is lined by spray coating an epoxy lacquer or polymer to protect the aluminum from being corroded by acidic contents such as carbonated beverages and imparting a metallic taste to the beverage

    Guess it depends on your definition of "plastic" and if someone would colloquially refer to an epoxy lining as plastic. Not here to debate word meanings but there is definitely a liner inside aluminum cans.

  • The spouse does most of the shopping but I was in a Harps the other day and saw that a medium (shrinkflated) bag of Cheetos was $8.75 USD.

    Harps isn't super local but... Holy shit. Who can afford Cheetos at that price? I used to buy them as an occasional treat but fuck that noise.

    EDIT: for fun I just searched Walmart and they're $5.94 there. I'm still not spending that much for a garbage treat.

  • Did you see trump was convicted on all counts in the NY false documents trial?

    I was surprised too...

  • gun-zip just rolls off the tongue better. Two syllables instead of three? Yes, please.

  • I've never heard fs-tab in my life. Always f-stab. Hmmm...